Which large banks get the most independent press coverage of their AI work?

Data checked Oct 28, 2026 · 106 of 141 banks qualify · 78 sources cited · template updated Oct 30, 2026

AI index slices · computed from bank profiles via the AI index; nothing on this page is written by a model. All ranked answers: /banks/leaders

On the public record as of Oct 28, 2026, 106 of the 141 large banks profiled have at least five independent (non-bank, non-vendor, non-wire) sources on their profile. Ranked by independent sources, the top 5 are JPMorgan (48 independent sources), Citi (43 independent sources), Goldman (39 independent sources), BofA (38 independent sources) and Wells Fargo (35 independent sources). JPMorgan's strongest evidence: 48 independent of 78 sources on the profile (21 own disclosures, 8 vendor).

141 banks profiled (120 US, 21 non-US) · 106 with matching evidence · top 40 shown · ranked answer, not a comparison

Which of the large banks get the most independent press coverage of their AI work?

Checked 2026-10-28 · bank profiles via the AI index
#BankIndependent sourcesComponent detailStatusDateOn this siteSources
1JPMorgan4848 independent of 78 sources on the profile (21 own disclosures, 8 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 26, 2026JPMorgan profile →American Banker ↗ · American Banker ↗
2Citi4343 independent of 68 sources on the profile (20 own disclosures, 4 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 26, 2026Citi profile →The Wall Street Journal ↗ · Citigroup ↗
3Goldman3939 independent of 62 sources on the profile (15 own disclosures, 7 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 13, 2026Goldman profile →American Banker ↗ · American Banker ↗
4BofA3838 independent of 71 sources on the profile (24 own disclosures, 8 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 26, 2026BofA profile →Bank of America Newsroom ↗ · Bank of America Newsroom ↗
5Wells Fargo3535 independent of 60 sources on the profile (16 own disclosures, 8 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 21, 2026Wells Fargo profile →Wells Fargo ↗ · VentureBeat ↗
6Amex3131 independent of 73 sources on the profile (29 own disclosures, 9 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 26, 2026Amex profile →American Express ↗ · American Express via FT Markets ↗
7BNY2929 independent of 58 sources on the profile (19 own disclosures, 10 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 19, 2026BNY profile →American Banker ↗ · BNY ↗
8DBS2929 independent of 50 sources on the profile (18 own disclosures, 2 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 26, 2026DBS profile →DBS Group Holdings ↗ · DBS Group Holdings (reprint of a Business Times interview) ↗
9HSBC2828 independent of 66 sources on the profile (27 own disclosures, 10 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 26, 2026HSBC profile →HSBC Holdings plc ↗ · HSBC Holdings plc ↗
10TD2727 independent of 55 sources on the profile (23 own disclosures, 5 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 28, 2026TD profile →TD Bank Group ↗ · TD Bank Group ↗
11Fifth Third2727 independent of 50 sources on the profile (17 own disclosures, 5 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 19, 2026Fifth Third profile →Fifth Third ↗ · Fifth Third via FT Markets ↗
12Santander US2525 independent of 49 sources on the profile (22 own disclosures, 2 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 21, 2026Santander US profile →Bloomberg ↗ · PYMNTS ↗
13Capital One2525 independent of 75 sources on the profile (45 own disclosures, 5 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 19, 2026Capital One profile →Capital One ↗ · Capital One ↗
14Citizens2525 independent of 50 sources on the profile (18 own disclosures, 5 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 13, 2026Citizens profile →American Banker ↗ · American Banker ↗
15Barclays2525 independent of 45 sources on the profile (11 own disclosures, 8 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 26, 2026Barclays profile →Yahoo Finance (Quartr) ↗ · Microsoft ↗
16KeyBank2525 independent of 48 sources on the profile (17 own disclosures, 4 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 13, 2026KeyBank profile →PYMNTS ↗ · Banking Dive ↗
17Société Générale2525 independent of 29 sources on the profile (1 own disclosures, 1 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 19, 2026Société Générale profile →Bloomberg ↗ · Societe Generale ↗
18Ally2424 independent of 53 sources on the profile (18 own disclosures, 11 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 21, 2026Ally profile →Ally Financial ↗ · American Banker ↗
19Standard Chartered2323 independent of 63 sources on the profile (30 own disclosures, 6 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 26, 2026Standard Chartered profile →Standard Chartered PLC ↗ · Standard Chartered PLC ↗
20TD Bank Group2323 independent of 50 sources on the profile (17 own disclosures, 10 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 28, 2026TD Bank Group profile →TD Bank Group ↗ · American Banker ↗
21Regions2222 independent of 45 sources on the profile (18 own disclosures, 3 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 16, 2026Regions profile →PYMNTS ↗ · American Banker ↗
22OCBC2222 independent of 32 sources on the profile (9 own disclosures, 1 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 13, 2026OCBC profile →Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation ↗ · Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation ↗
23UBS Group AG2121 independent of 39 sources on the profile (13 own disclosures, 4 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 13, 2026UBS Group AG profile →UBS Group AG ↗ · UBS Group AG ↗
24UBS (US)2121 independent of 35 sources on the profile (9 own disclosures, 4 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 13, 2026UBS (US) profile →UBS ↗ · UBS ↗
25Morgan Stanley2121 independent of 37 sources on the profile (9 own disclosures, 7 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 13, 2026Morgan Stanley profile →Morgan Stanley ↗ · Morgan Stanley ↗
26Commonwealth Bank2020 independent of 54 sources on the profile (28 own disclosures, 6 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 13, 2026Commonwealth Bank profile →Commonwealth Bank of Australia ↗ · Commonwealth Bank of Australia ↗
27Lloyds2020 independent of 48 sources on the profile (23 own disclosures, 4 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 26, 2026Lloyds profile →Lloyds Banking Group ↗ · Lloyds Banking Group ↗
28USAA2020 independent of 39 sources on the profile (8 own disclosures, 11 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 13, 2026USAA profile →TechTarget ↗ · USAA ↗
29RBC1919 independent of 47 sources on the profile (22 own disclosures, 6 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 19, 2026RBC profile →Royal Bank of Canada (CNW via Yahoo Finance) ↗ · Royal Bank of Canada (CNW via Yahoo Finance) ↗
30Raymond James1919 independent of 46 sources on the profile (23 own disclosures, 4 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 13, 2026Raymond James profile →Raymond James ↗ · GlobeNewswire via FT Markets ↗
31Huntington1919 independent of 50 sources on the profile (17 own disclosures, 11 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 16, 2026Huntington profile →Fortune ↗ · American Banker ↗
32NatWest1919 independent of 42 sources on the profile (20 own disclosures, 3 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 26, 2026NatWest profile →NatWest Group plc ↗ · NatWest Group plc ↗
33Deutsche Bank (U.S.)1919 independent of 45 sources on the profile (21 own disclosures, 4 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 13, 2026Deutsche Bank (U.S.) profile →Deutsche Bank ↗ · Deutsche Bank ↗
34Truist1818 independent of 43 sources on the profile (20 own disclosures, 5 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 21, 2026Truist profile →Truist via FT Markets ↗ · American Banker ↗
35HSBC USA1818 independent of 53 sources on the profile (27 own disclosures, 6 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 19, 2026HSBC USA profile →Banking Dive ↗ · Banking Dive ↗
36Schwab1818 independent of 38 sources on the profile (14 own disclosures, 4 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 19, 2026Schwab profile →Charles Schwab ↗ · Charles Schwab ↗
37M&T1818 independent of 37 sources on the profile (13 own disclosures, 4 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 19, 2026M&T profile →American Banker ↗ · Fast Company ↗
38U.S. Bank1717 independent of 51 sources on the profile (21 own disclosures, 12 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 16, 2026U.S. Bank profile →U.S. Bank ↗ · American Banker ↗
39MUFG1717 independent of 52 sources on the profile (28 own disclosures, 6 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 19, 2026MUFG profile →Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ↗ · Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ↗
40First Horizon1717 independent of 35 sources on the profile (13 own disclosures, 4 vendor)AI programme disclosedOct 13, 2026First Horizon profile →American Banker ↗ · American Banker ↗

Each row quotes one record from bank profiles via the AI index; the “On this site” link opens the bank's own page or sub-page with every source. Banks absent from the table have nothing matching on the record this site holds.

How is this ranked?

Data: the AI disclosure index (/banks/ai-index): eight components of the public record on AI (independent coverage, use cases in production, a named platform, own disclosures, moves in the last twelve months, numbers, leaders, use cases described), each a percentile rank, applied to all 141 profiles for this component.

Rule: Score = the raw value of the "independent" component (not its percentile). Listed from 5; ties by index score, then assets.

Counts: 106 of 141 profiled banks qualify; the table shows the top 40; 78 distinct sources cited in the table. Data checked 2026-10-28; ranking template updated 2026-10-30.

What are the caveats?

Counts are of distinct, sourced entries on the profile; a bank may run more than it has described.

Banks absent from the table have nothing matching on the record this site holds, which is not evidence that they do nothing. Each row links the bank's own page, where every entry carries its sources.

Which bank ranks first?

JPMorgan Chase leads with 48 independent sources: 48 independent of 78 sources on the profile (21 own disclosures, 8 vendor). Citi is second with 43.

How many large banks have 5+ independent AI sources?

106 of the 141 profiled banks (120 US, 21 non-US groups); the table shows the top 40. Among those listed, 27 are US banks and 13 non-US groups.

What counts, and what does not?

Score = the raw value of the "independent" component (not its percentile). Listed from 5; ties by index score, then assets. Source: the AI disclosure index (/banks/ai-index): eight components of the public record on AI (independent coverage, use cases in production, a named platform, own disclosures, moves in the last twelve months, numbers, leaders, use cases described), each a percentile rank, applied to all 141 profiles for this component.

Is this a measure of capability?

No. Every row is a sourced fact on the public record: what the bank, a regulator, a filing or an independent outlet has put on the record. The page does not rate how well anything works.

When was this checked, and how often does it update?

The data behind the table was last checked on 2026-10-28 (bank profiles via the AI index). The page recomputes whenever that dataset changes and is republished with the site; it is never edited by hand.

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